C-Streets Trojan Representative, Bart Stupak, has really put Pelosi, the Obama Administration and Health Care Reform in a bind. It does change the status quo for reproductive rights and will erode the progressive base in a variety of swing districts for 2010 elections. I hope Barbara Boxer is correct in saying the Senate has the votes [...]
Of the 21 million people in the exchanges, 86 percent are expected to be receiving direct federal subsidies. It would be an oversimplification to say that this means 86 percent of women in the exchanges would be blocked from insurance coverage that includes abortion (it will almost certainly be more than that). But it is [...]
The Stupak Amendment has no place in this bill. Anthony Weiner, who has consistently been one of the most impressive voices for health care reform explains why Bart Stupak’s (D-MI) amendment will actually prevent or deny access to reproductive health care. President Obama said it plainly enough: